Strategic Pricing Analytics Manager (6-Month Contract)

Vaco Recruiter Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pricing Analytics Manager position with Vaco Recruiter Services is a 6-month contract based in the Greater Toronto Area. You will provide analytical and decision support for pricing changes across B2B and B2C portfolios, partnering with Finance, Commercial, and business teams.

You will develop financial models, prepare executive-ready materials, and lead pricing steering committee meetings, translating complex data into clear strategic recommendations for leadership.

Qualifications

• CPA / MBA or pursuing
• 5-8 years of strong financial modelling and scenario analysis experience
• Experience developing pricing recommendations and business cases for price increases or other commercial changes
• Demonstrated experience preparing executive-ready PowerPoint presentations and translating complex analysis into clear business recommendations
• Experience coordinating or facilitating cross-functional steering committee or senior stakeholder meetings
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint capabilities; Power BI is an asset
• Ability to work independently, manage concurrent deliverables, and influence decisions without formal authority
• Strong written and verbal executive communication skills
• Comfort working with complex data and translating it into practical pricing recommendations
• Strong data driven analytical skills
• Strong collaborator, ability to work across multiple levels of the organization
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships
• Proven ability to provide solutions to stakeholders through strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
• Clear executive-level communication and storytelling capability
• Solid organizational and time management skills to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines
• Ability to show resilience and agility

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to assess proposed price increases and other pricing changes
• Evaluate the expected impact of pricing actions on revenue, volume, customer retention, mix, and margin
• Analyze customer, product, contract, channel, and segment profitability to identify pricing risks and opportunities
• Assess price realization, discount leakage, competitive positioning, and performance versus plan
• Partner with Finance, Commercial, and business teams to develop fact-based pricing recommendations
• Perform post-implementation analysis of approved pricing changes, comparing actual revenue, volume, retention, and margin results against approved assumptions
• Coordinate and lead pricing steering committee meetings, including agendas, pre-read materials, presentations, meeting facilitation, and action tracking
• Consolidate pricing proposals and analytical findings into clear recommendations for senior leadership
• Document key decisions, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and outstanding actions
• Follow up with accountable business owners to support the timely completion of pricing-related deliverables
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions on pricing trade-offs across growth, competitiveness, customer impact and profitability
• Develop clear, concise, and executive-ready presentations supporting pricing strategy, recommendations, and decision-making
• Translate complex financial and commercial analysis into practical business insights and compelling narratives
• Support the development of pricing strategy materials, business cases, implementation updates, and performance reporting
• Develop and maintain reusable pricing models, templates, reporting tools, and process documentation, ensuring effective knowledge transfer at the end of the contract
• Respond to ad hoc pricing analysis and decision-support requests from Finance, Commercial, and senior leadership

Skills

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

PowerPoint proficiency

Data analysis

Education

CPA / MBA / working towards

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

The Pricing Analytics Manager position with Vaco Recruiter Services is a 6-month contract based in the Greater Toronto Area. You will provide analytical and decision support for pricing changes across B2B and B2C portfolios, partnering with Finance, Commercial, and business teams.

You will develop financial models, prepare executive-ready materials, and lead pricing steering committee meetings, translating complex data into clear strategic recommendations for leadership.